Has Competitive Dancing Improved I`ll say it has.Find your way to the World Professional Latin and Ballroom from the Royal Albert Hall in London 1963.I doubt if the winners would have got past the first round today. The Posture was lousy. And that dropped right elbow might be forgiven . In those days the man`s right hand used to be below the ladies left shoulder blade instead of as is today where the the ladies armpit is resting on the man`s wrist just above the thumb.